Wednesday’s task will be of a different kind, as they play host to Red Star in a must-win European contest.

Following the loss to Napoli, Liverpool find themselves in a tie for second place in Group C, one point behind the Partenopei and level with Paris Saint-Germain.

The three teams are expected to battle it out for the two tickets to the next round, while Red Star could play spoiler. They already held Napoli to a draw on Matchday 1.

The Serbs took a crushing defeat against PSG, losing 6-1, but they have bounced back with consecutive domestic wins. They are facing quite a bit of controversy off the pitch, however:

It’s worth noting Red Star’s loss against PSG was their first of the season. While they are regarded as the minnows of the group, they should not be overlooked.

Reds manager Jurgen Klopp may be tempted to rest some key starters with a crucial match against Arsenal ahead on November 3, but it would be wiser to be at full-strength on Wednesday and rotate against Cardiff City on Saturday.

Napoli and PSG are both in solid form and will provide a major challenge for the remaining Group C fixtures―Liverpool have to take care of business against Red Star and work on their goal differential in the process.

The 2018 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox continues Wednesday night, with Game 2 taking place at Fenway Park. The Red Sox won Game 1, giving them a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. The Red Sox won a majors-best 108 games during the regular season and have since dispatched the New York Yankees and Houston Astros with relative ease, making them the favorites in this series. Still, the Dodgers have sufficient time to turn things around.

That turn around will have to begin with southpaw Hyun-Jin Ryu, who will receive the Game 2 nod from Dave Roberts. Ryu posted a 1.97 ERA during the regular season. In the playoffs, he’s been less solid overall, allowing seven runs in 14 1/3 innings. In Ryu’s defense, five of those runs came his last time out, in Game 6 of the NLCS against the Milwaukee Brewers. Opposing Ryu will be David Price. Whereas Ryu struggled in his most recent outing, Price finally won a postseason game, tossing six shutout frames and clinching the pennant for the Red Sox in dramatic fashion. He ended the regular season with a 3.58 ERA.

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Dodgers: After Clayton Kershaw gave the Dodgers just four innings in Game 1, the Dodgers bullpen’s ability to bounce back will be tested. The Dodgers could use a quality start from Ryu regardless, of course, and his ability to hush Boston’s lineup very well could determine the game’s outcome. The Dodgers can’t afford to fall behind 2-0 in the series, not when it means they’d need to win four of the ensuing five against a 108-win squad in order to secure a title.

Red Sox: The Red Sox could place themselves in a great position with a win. The big question for them is whether or not Price can build upon last start and rewrite the narrative concerning his playoff performance. He’s had ample time to rest, so there’ll be no excuses when he goes up against a lineup that’s likely to be stacked with right-handers.

Game prediction, picks

Again, we have the Red Sox winning the World Series, with many of us picking them to win in five or six. As a result, we’re leaning Red Sox in what may prove to be a better pitching matchup than Game 1’s disappointing ace-off.

The 2018 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox continues Wednesday night, with Game 2 taking place at Fenway Park. The Red Sox won Game 1, giving them a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. The Red Sox won a majors-best 108 games during the regular season and have since dispatched the New York Yankees and Houston Astros with relative ease, making them the favorites in this series. Still, the Dodgers have sufficient time to turn things around.

That turn around will have to begin with southpaw Hyun-Jin Ryu, who will receive the Game 2 nod from Dave Roberts. Ryu posted a 1.97 ERA during the regular season. In the playoffs, he’s been less solid overall, allowing seven runs in 14 1/3 innings. In Ryu’s defense, five of those runs came his last time out, in Game 6 of the NLCS against the Milwaukee Brewers. Opposing Ryu will be David Price. Whereas Ryu struggled in his most recent outing, Price finally won a postseason game, tossing six shutout frames and clinching the pennant for the Red Sox in dramatic fashion. He ended the regular season with a 3.58 ERA.

So who wins every playoff game? And which teams are a must-back? Visit SportsLine now to get MLB Playoff picks from the proven model that simulates every game 10,000 times, and find out.

Dodgers: After Clayton Kershaw gave the Dodgers just four innings in Game 1, the Dodgers bullpen’s ability to bounce back will be tested. The Dodgers could use a quality start from Ryu regardless, of course, and his ability to hush Boston’s lineup very well could determine the game’s outcome. The Dodgers can’t afford to fall behind 2-0 in the series, not when it means they’d need to win four of the ensuing five against a 108-win squad in order to secure a title.

Red Sox: The Red Sox could place themselves in a great position with a win. The big question for them is whether or not Price can build upon last start and rewrite the narrative concerning his playoff performance. He’s had ample time to rest, so there’ll be no excuses when he goes up against a lineup that’s likely to be stacked with right-handers.

Again, we have the Red Sox winning the World Series, with many of us picking them to win in five or six. As a result, we’re leaning Red Sox in what may prove to be a better pitching matchup than Game 1’s disappointing ace-off.

The 2018 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox continues Wednesday night, with Game 2 taking place at Fenway Park. The Red Sox won Game 1, giving them a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. The Red Sox won a majors-best 108 games during the regular season and have since dispatched the New York Yankees and Houston Astros with relative ease, making them the favorites in this series. Still, the Dodgers have sufficient time to turn things around.

That turn around will have to begin with southpaw Hyun-Jin Ryu, who will receive the Game 2 nod from Dave Roberts. Ryu posted a 1.97 ERA during the regular season. In the playoffs, he’s been less solid overall, allowing seven runs in 14 1/3 innings. In Ryu’s defense, five of those runs came his last time out, in Game 6 of the NLCS against the Milwaukee Brewers. Opposing Ryu will be David Price. Whereas Ryu struggled in his most recent outing, Price finally won a postseason game, tossing six shutout frames and clinching the pennant for the Red Sox in dramatic fashion. He ended the regular season with a 3.58 ERA.

So who wins every playoff game? And which teams are a must-back? Visit SportsLine now to get MLB Playoff picks from the proven model that simulates every game 10,000 times, and find out.

Dodgers: After Clayton Kershaw gave the Dodgers just four innings in Game 1, the Dodgers bullpen’s ability to bounce back will be tested. The Dodgers could use a quality start from Ryu regardless, of course, and his ability to hush Boston’s lineup very well could determine the game’s outcome. The Dodgers can’t afford to fall behind 2-0 in the series, not when it means they’d need to win four of the ensuing five against a 108-win squad in order to secure a title.

Red Sox: The Red Sox could place themselves in a great position with a win. The big question for them is whether or not Price can build upon last start and rewrite the narrative concerning his playoff performance. He’s had ample time to rest, so there’ll be no excuses when he goes up against a lineup that’s likely to be stacked with right-handers.

Again, we have the Red Sox winning the World Series, with many of us picking them to win in five or six. As a result, we’re leaning Red Sox in what may prove to be a better pitching matchup than Game 1’s disappointing ace-off.

PSG’s loss to Liverpool remains their only defeat of the season and also the only time the team have scored fewer than three goals in a game.

The French champions have been in prolific form and have 16 goals in their last three outings in all competitions.

The Parisiens will be able to welcome Neymar back for the visit of Napoli. The Brazilian was rested for Saturday’s 5-0 win over Amiens following his exertions with Brazil over the international break.

One concern for PSG is the form of Edinson Cavani. The Uruguayan has been struggling and missed two good chances against Amiens.

He looks short of confidence and is going through a “difficult moment,” according to Tuchel, per ESPN FC’s Jonathan Johnson.

Cavani’s struggles have hardly slowed PSG down, and with Kylian Mbappe and Neymar both fit and firing they will take some stopping:

Napoli also have injury concerns and will be hoping Insigne and Simone Verdi can shake off muscle problems, per Football Italia.

Manager Carlo Ancelotti has said this match could be vital in deciding which teams make it out of the group and into the next stage of the competition, per DAZN (h/t Football Italia).

“It’s bound to be a fascinating game, and we are honoured to be taking part in it,” he said. “I’d say this match is almost decisive for who goes through to the next round. We’re in the balance and we’ve got to stay on our toes.”

Barcelona will continue their most challenging week of the season yet on Wednesday when they host Italian giants Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League.

The Blaugrana are coming off a win over in-form Sevilla during the weekend and will face rivals Real Madrid in the first Clasico of the season on Sunday. They can’t afford to look past the Nerazzurri, however, as Inter have won both of their Champions League fixtures so far and are tied for the group lead.

OddsShark has handed Barcelona 4-7 odds, compared to 17/4 for Inter. A draw comes in at 333-100 (Odds accurate as of Sunday, October 21). BT Sport (UK) and B/R Live (U.S.) will have full coverage of the match, which kicks off at 8 p.m. BST/3 p.m. ET.

The Catalans played Athletic Bilbao, Tottenham Hotspur and Valencia in the week leading up to the international break and had an even tougher stretch to look forward to coming out of it, with Sevilla, Inter and Real on the schedule in just eight days.

Sevilla had been La Liga’s in-form team, but the Catalans pulled through during the weekend, winning 4-2. Here are the highlights of that match, via LaLiga’s official YouTube channel:

The Blaugrana attack was as prolific as ever, but the defence struggled, as the unit has been decimated by injuries. Marc-Andre ter Stegen was the key reason behind the win.

The injury wave continued for the hosts, losing Lionel Messi to an arm injury. He will not face Inter or Real:

Inter had the perfect preparation for this match with a 1-0 win over local rivals AC Milan as Rossoneri goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma gifted Mauro Icardi the only goal.

It should give the Italians plenty of momentum heading into the game, but they’ll have to do a far better job of linking up with their star man at the Camp Nou to replicate the result.

PSV will host the North London side on Wednesday in the Champions League as both teams will be desperate to keep their last 16 hopes alive

PSV Eindhoven and Tottenham Hotspur will meet in the group stage of the Champions League on Wednesday evening, with both sides aware that a defeat will leave them in danger of being unable to progress to the last 16 stage.

Both clubs have already lost out to European big guns Barcelona and Inter Milan in their group and are winless so far – fighting to stay alive just one of the many ‘Groups of Death’ in the Champions League this year – and know that a victory on Wednesday will keep their hopes of making it into the knockout phases alive.

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Tottenham are priced at odds of winning 1/1 according to bet 365 , while a draw is available at 16/1. A win for PSV is priced at 14/5.

It’s a tough task ahead for PSV and Tottenham in Group B as both Inter and Barcelona have both registered six points each and are clear at the top of the table.

A Lionel Messi masterclass was the undoing of both sides, with the Catalan side registering a 4-0 win over the Dutch team and winning 4-2 at Spurs’ home of Wembley Stadium.

Tottenham fell to a crushing 2-1 loss to Inter in their opening European fixture after initially opening the scoring with a 1-0 lead, but squandered the three points after the Italian side scored twice to clinch the last-minute victory during the dying stages of the game.

Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino can take solace that his next two Champions League games will be against PSV – where two victories could set them up in a promising position for the final two ties against Inter and Barcelona – but their Dutch counterparts will be in the same situation and will not succumb so easily.

Talisman striker Harry Kane has been accused of suffering from fatigue this season and not quite yet managing to hit his goal-scoring heights of last term, netting just five games in the Premier League and scoring once in two Champions League games.

The North London side have lost their last three European matches heading into the fixture against PSV, all coming in the Champions League – though they have never lost four consecutive major European matches in a row.

PSG’s loss to Liverpool remains their only defeat of the season and also the only time the team have scored fewer than three goals in a game.

The French champions have been in prolific form and have 16 goals in their last three outings in all competitions.

The Parisiens will be able to welcome Neymar back for the visit of Napoli. The Brazilian was rested for Saturday’s 5-0 win over Amiens following his exertions with Brazil over the international break.

One concern for PSG is the form of Edinson Cavani. The Uruguayan has been struggling and missed two good chances against Amiens.

He looks short of confidence and is going through a “difficult moment,” according to Tuchel, per ESPN FC’s Jonathan Johnson.

Cavani’s struggles have hardly slowed PSG down, and with Kylian Mbappe and Neymar both fit and firing they will take some stopping:

Napoli also have injury concerns and will be hoping Insigne and Simone Verdi can shake off muscle problems, per Football Italia.

Manager Carlo Ancelotti has said this match could be vital in deciding which teams make it out of the group and into the next stage of the competition, per DAZN (h/t Football Italia).

“It’s bound to be a fascinating game, and we are honoured to be taking part in it,” he said. “I’d say this match is almost decisive for who goes through to the next round. We’re in the balance and we’ve got to stay on our toes.”

It promises to be an entertaining game between two sides known for their attractive, attacking football. Home advantage may favour PSG, but they will be wary of the threat Napoli possess.

Wednesday’s task will be of a different kind, as they play host to Red Star in a must-win European contest.

Following the loss to Napoli, Liverpool find themselves in a tie for second place in Group C, one point behind the Partenopei and level with Paris Saint-Germain.

The three teams are expected to battle it out for the two tickets to the next round, while Red Star could play spoiler. They already held Napoli to a draw on Matchday 1.

The Serbs took a crushing defeat against PSG, losing 6-1, but they have bounced back with consecutive domestic wins. They are facing quite a bit of controversy off the pitch, however:

It’s worth noting Red Star’s loss against PSG was their first of the season. While they are regarded as the minnows of the group, they should not be overlooked.

Reds manager Jurgen Klopp may be tempted to rest some key starters with a crucial match against Arsenal ahead on November 3, but it would be wiser to be at full-strength on Wednesday and rotate against Cardiff City on Saturday.

Napoli and PSG are both in solid form and will provide a major challenge for the remaining Group C fixtures―Liverpool have to take care of business against Red Star and work on their goal differential in the process.

Barcelona will continue their most challenging week of the season yet on Wednesday when they host Italian giants Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League.

The Blaugrana are coming off a win over in-form Sevilla during the weekend and will face rivals Real Madrid in the first Clasico of the season on Sunday. They can’t afford to look past the Nerazzurri, however, as Inter have won both of their Champions League fixtures so far and are tied for the group lead.

OddsShark has handed Barcelona 4-7 odds, compared to 17/4 for Inter. A draw comes in at 333-100 (Odds accurate as of Sunday, October 21). BT Sport (UK) and B/R Live (U.S.) will have full coverage of the match, which kicks off at 8 p.m. BST/3 p.m. ET.

The Catalans played Athletic Bilbao, Tottenham Hotspur and Valencia in the week leading up to the international break and had an even tougher stretch to look forward to coming out of it, with Sevilla, Inter and Real on the schedule in just eight days.

Sevilla had been La Liga’s in-form team, but the Catalans pulled through during the weekend, winning 4-2. Here are the highlights of that match, via LaLiga’s official YouTube channel:

The Blaugrana attack was as prolific as ever, but the defence struggled, as the unit has been decimated by injuries. Marc-Andre ter Stegen was the key reason behind the win.

The injury wave continued for the hosts, losing Lionel Messi to an arm injury. He will not face Inter or Real:

Inter had the perfect preparation for this match with a 1-0 win over local rivals AC Milan as Rossoneri goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma gifted Mauro Icardi the only goal.

It should give the Italians plenty of momentum heading into the game, but they’ll have to do a far better job of linking up with their star man at the Camp Nou to replicate the result.